USGS aerial imagery of Long Island in the w:Sacramento River; to the south is w:Brannan Island, and to the north a bridge connects to Grand Island. | |
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Geography | |
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 38°10′01″N 121°37′30″W / 38.16694°N 121.62500°W / 38.16694; -121.62500 (Long Island) |
Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
Highest elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | California |
County | Sacramento |
Long Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is part of Sacramento County, California. Its coordinates are 38°10′01″N 121°37′30″W / 38.16694°N 121.62500°W / 38.16694; -121.62500 (Long Island), and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 7 ft (2.1 m) in 1981. It appears on 1978 USGS maps of the area.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Island
- "Sacramento County Project and Policy Planning Commissions". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1977-07-07. p. 27.
- "Delta dikes stand against tides". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1980-01-18. p. 12.
- United States Geological Survey (1978). "Rio Vista Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
- United States Geological Survey (1978). "Isleton Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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